Lena's POV The harsh neon light of the service station canopy buzzed overhead, casting a sickly blue glare across the cracked asphalt. Rain misted around us, cooling the hot metal of the Harley as its engine continued to ping quietly in the dark.I sat on the edge of a concrete curb, the sharp cold seeping through my canvas coveralls, while Irina stood a few feet away. The blacked-out SUVs had pulled into a perimeter, their high-beam headlights cutting through the mist, but Nikolai hadn't approached us yet. He stood by the lead vehicle, his massive frame motionless in the rain, giving us room as his guards secured the perimeter.Irina was trying to ignore the deep slice along her left forearm—a souvenir from a jagged glass shard when we crashed through the warehouse doors. Blood was steadily dripping down her pale skin, staining the shredded sleeve of her silk dress."Sit down, Irina," I said, my voice raspy from smo
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